CVE-2013-7270
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7270
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2013-7270.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2013-7270
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-01-06T16:55:09Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The packetrecvmsg function in net/packet/afpacket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/55882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56036
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039845
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/31/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64744
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90131